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MASTODON, DETHKLOK To Team Up For North American Tour

Atlanta's hard rock icons MASTODON will team up with the lifesize version of DETHKLOK, the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", for a co-headlining tour in October/November. Also scheduled to appear are CONVERGE and HIGH ON FIRE. The 34-city trek will kick off October 2 and will scorch t...

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KISS: New Album Rumors

KISS' much-anticipated new album is rumored to be entitled "Sonic Boom". The editor of Guitar Player magazine, who had a chance to preview five songs off the LP last week, wrote on Facebook that this was the title "they had on the studio TV monitors while they were playing the audio files." In addit...

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ACE FREHLEY To Perform During SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will perform at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, California on Saturday, September 12 during the Sunset Strip Music Festival. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased via TicketWeb.com. As previously reported, Frehley has inked a European deal with Season Of Mist for...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Interviewed On KATU-TV's 'AM Northwest'

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer was interviewed this past Friday (July 31) on the "AM Northwest" morning show on Portland, Oregon's KATU-TV. Watch the eight-minute interview below. The editor of Guitar Player magazine had a chance to preview five songs off the new KISS album, which is scheduled for rele...

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ACE FREHLEY Signs European Deal With SEASON OF MIST

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has inked a European deal with Season Of Mist for the release of his fifth solo album, "Anomaly". Due in the U.S. on September 15 via Ace's own Bronx Born Records, with Rocket Science providing a full label service platform, the CD was produced and recorded in Wes...

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ACE FREHLEY: New Song Available For Streaming

A new Ace Frehley track entitled "Outer Space" is available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the original KISS guitarist's fifth solo album, "Anomaly", which is scheduled for release on September 15 via his own Bronx Born Records, with Rocket Science providing a full label service...

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GUITAR PLAYER Magazine Previews New KISS Album

The editor of Guitar Player magazine had a chance to preview five songs off the new KISS album, which is scheduled for release in early October. He writes on the publication's Facebook page, "Paul [Stanley, KISS guitarist/vocalist] sings his ass off. Eric [Singer] plays some amazingly powerful drums...

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KISS Performs Unmasked Without PAUL STANLEY; Video Available

According to Kiss On Fire, KISS members Gene Simmons (bass, vocals),Tommy Thayer (guitar) and Eric Singer (drums) played the band's classic song "Deuce" at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 25 at the Hard Rock Cafe. This marked the first time KISS (minus guitarist/voca...

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KISS Interviewed On Ontario's 'Out There'; Video Available

"Out There" host Melissa DiMarco conducted an interview with KISS backstage just before they performed at Casino Rama in Orillia Ontario, Canada earlier this week. You can watch the chat below. KISS performed at Casino Rama's 5,000-seat Entertainment Centre on July 20 and July 21. KISS is tentativel...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Signs Deal To Score Horror Movie Franchise

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Next Films — the newly formed film-production company launched by top reality TV producer Mike Fleiss — has signed a deal with BLACK SABBATH guitarist-songwriter Tony Iommi for "Black Sabbath", a horror movie franchise. The films won't be about the group but will...

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TALISMAN/Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Bassist MARCEL JACOB Dead At 45

Legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has issued the following statement: "It is with deep regret and remorse I, along with fellow members of TALISMAN, am announcing our brother, longtime colleague and overall greatest musician we've ever played with, Marcel Jacob,...

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LIQUID GRAVEYARD Signs With MY KINGDOM MUSIC

LIQUID GRAVEYARD, the new band featuring former CANCER frontman John Walker, has inked a deal with My Kingdom Music for the release of the group's debut album, "On Evil Days". The CD was recorded at SadMad Studios in Madrid, Spain between April 13 and May 3 and was mastered at Finnvox in Helsinki, F...

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KISS: Halifax Video Footage, Review Available

Video footage of KISS performing the song "Detroit Rock City" last night (Saturday, July 18) at Halifax Commons in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada can be viewed below. Read a review of the concert from TheChronicleHerald.ca. KISS is tentatively scheduled to release its new album in early October. Songt...

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ACE FREHLEY Interviewed For MTV2's 'Headbangers Ball'

John Ostronomy of "Talking Metal" played rhythm and learned riffs from Ace Frehley's first solo album in years from the original KISS guitarist at the Gibson/Baldwin Showroom in New York City on Wednesday July 15. Ace's new album, "Anomaly", drops September 15, and the longtime Gibson artist will la...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Interviewed In Budapest

Hungary's Korg web site conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess when the band performed in Budapest on July 1, 2009. Watch the chat in three parts below. Rudess recently recorded solo piano versions of some of DREAM THEATER's favorite ballads as well as creating some orig...